Recommended path for Joomla 6

Hi. 

Currently JEM 4.4.2 is installed on Jooma 5. All our extensions - except JEM - are ready for Joomla 6. 

What is your recommendation: 

1. update JEM 4.4.2. to 4.5.0 --> update Joomla 5 to Joomla 6 with all other extensions --> update JEM 4.5 to 5.0
2. update Joomla 5 to Joomla 6 with all other extensions -> update JEM 4.4.2 to JEM 5.0 skipping 4.5.0
3. any other options?

See the documentation page ...

Supported Upgrade Paths
Choose the path that matches your current site:

• Joomla 3 with JEM 2.3.x to Joomla 4 or Joomla 5 with JEM 4.
• Joomla 5 with JEM 4.5.0 to Joomla 6 with JEM 5.0.0.

Do not skip the intermediate compatible JEM version. Before moving from Joomla 5 to Joomla 6, update JEM to 4.5.0 on Joomla 5 first, then upgrade Joomla, and only after Joomla 6 is working install JEM 5.0.0.

@jobrusche Right, this is way.
@hklages Your option 1.

New RC4 zip file update [30.06.2026 11:30]:

This release includes minor fixes, a security review, a redesign of the backend views, improvements to calendar views, and a catalog import feature. JEM can now import from ICS, XML, CSV, and JSON files, with support for field mapping during the import process.

Please download and test this version.

Since today 2026-07-03 the recommended path for joomla 5.4.6 and jem 4.4.2 has changed and is:  

keep joomla 5.4.6 and upgrade jem 4.4.2 to jem 5.0.0 then upgrade joomla 5.4.6 to joomla 6.x.x

Right? 

Yes